In Numbers
188 MT of food assistance distributed
USD 894,847 cash-based transfers
USD 87 m next six months (June 24 – November 24) net funding requirements
74,319 people assisted in April 2024 through inkind food and cash transfers
Operational Updates
• In 2023, WFP obtained an Africa Risk Capacity (ARC) Replica drought insurance policy, complementing the government’s insurance coverage and increasing the number of vulnerable populations covered by climate risk insurance. WFP will receive USD 6 million from this policy, which will be used to provide unconditional transfers for two months in the lean season assistance(LSA) programme districts, benefiting an estimated 185,000 people.
• In April, WFP’s crisis response activities assisted 74,319 people, including 12,347 refugees at Tongogara Refugee Settlement (TRS), and provided cash transfers to 61,972 vulnerable urban populations in five urban domains (Caledonia Chinhoyi, Chiredzi, Mutare, and Mzilikazi. WFP also worked with the Department of Social Development to support the government’s Food Deficit Mitigation Strategy Programme (FDMS) in five locations.
• WFP and partners invested in various El Niño mitigation activities from late 2023 to date. By April, WFP had drilled 23 of the planned 53 boreholes in Binga, Chiredzi, Hwange, and Masvingo Districts, after assisting farmers in obtaining drought-tolerant seed varieties and climate information. Solar-powered boreholes will support nutrition gardens and livestock, as well as provide access to potable water for human consumption.
• As part of its resilience-building efforts, WFP and its partners provided skills training, tools, and infrastructure to improve livelihoods and entrepreneurship to 6,520 vulnerable urban households in 6 urban domains. The programme actively encourages youth to improve their skills and business acumen by providing technical vocational education, developing their business management skills to improve their business acumen and entrepreneurial capabilities, and integrating them into the money economy through training and the provision of starter kits aligned with their income-generating activities.
• In April, 7,262 farmers (4,858 females and 2,404 males) in Binga and Hwange districts received climate services training as part of the implementation of anticipatory actions. The training provided farmers with knowledge about climate change, as well as how to use climate information and weather forecasts to make informed farming and livelihood decisions.
• WFP contributed to developing a USD 429.3 million United Nations in Zimbabwe Drought Flash Appeal, designed to assist 3.1 million people and complement the government-led relief and response efforts.
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